Associate Project Manager Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

Doyon Management Services (DMS) provides Design-Build and General Construction Services on demolition, new construction, renovations, repairs, and civil projects at government-owned facilities and military installations.

The Associate Project Manager / Project Engineer supports construction project execution through project coordination, documentation, estimating, technical support, progress tracking, stakeholder communication, and compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, and contract requirements. This role assists with planning, problem-solving, field coordination, and administrative project tasks to help ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and successfully. Travel or deployment to other project locations may be required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Project coordination, administration, documentation, reporting, and execution support
• VISTA project controls, including cost tracking, purchase requisitions, pay applications, change orders, and EAC updates
• Project documentation management, including daily reports, meeting notes, submittals, RFIs, QC documents, schedules, deliverables, closeout records, as-builts, and turnover packages
• Subcontractor and owner pay applications, change orders, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, material documentation, and approval coordination
• Schedule, budget, contract, client, drawing, specification, code, permit, safety, environmental, and quality compliance support
• Project planning, estimating, RFP responses, work sequencing, manpower planning, execution plans, field work plans, lifting plans, and hydro test planning support
• Coordination with Project Managers, Superintendents, QC Managers, SSHOs, Foremen, subcontractors, vendors, fabrication facilities, and client representatives
• Field inspections, field coordination, daily construction monitoring, and technical support for active construction activities
• Project start-up, pre-construction meeting, subcontractor coordination, project execution, closeout, and final document turnover support
• Daily, weekly, and monthly project status reporting for internal and client reporting
• Zero-incident safety and environmental culture support, including EM 385, permit, corporate standard, client procedure, and regulatory compliance
• Technical requirement clarification, issue resolution, and project execution support with client technical authorities, field leaders, and internal teams
• Technical resource support for interpretation of drawings, specifications, codes, laws, regulations, and project requirements
• Travel to job sites, regional offices, and project locations as needed; field and office duties as required
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Possess or acquire skills to manage duties using VISTA Project Management system
• Understand technical and administrative aspects of construction project management phases
• Thoroughly grasp construction project lifecycle
• Write effective, persuasive business correspondence, and understand reports from other sources
• Strong oral and written communication
• Facilitate clear communication in multidisciplinary environment
• Knowledgeable about government contracting and regulations
• Establish effective relationships with employees, customers, subcontractors, and public
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, scheduling, and VISTA project management software
• Understand and apply federal, state, and city regulations

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Commitment to Excellence - Identifies what needs to be accomplished and takes action to achieve a standard of excellence beyond job expectations.
• Corporate Values - Understands, embraces, and integrates Doyon corporate values into everyday duties and responsibilities.
• Customer Service - Identifies and responds to current and future needs by providing excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Safety and Security - Promotes a safe work environment for co-workers and customers.
• Teamwork - Resourceful team player that builds, strengthens, and maintains collaborative relationships with others inside or outside the organization.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

• Attention to Detail- Ensures one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate.
• Planning and Organizing- Systematically develops plans, prioritizes, organizes, and manages resources to accomplish business goals within a specified time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3–5 years of construction project management, project engineering, or related experience in commercial, civil, or federal government construction
• Experience working on construction projects with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and/or Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)
• Demonstrated understanding of federal government construction processes, documentation, and compliance requirements
• Ability to support assigned tasks, manage small projects, and assist with overall project execution
• Demonstrated ability to prepare project cost estimates, schedules, scopes of work, and change management documentation
• Ability to support feasibility studies, subcontractor coordination, project controls, and construction administration activities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with strong Excel skills
• Proficient in project management software; VISTA experience preferred
• Demonstrated commitment to completing projects safely and in an environmentally responsible manner

Preferred:

• Prior experience supporting USACE, NAVFAC, or other federal government construction projects as a prime contractor or general contractor
• Experience supporting submittals, RFIs, change orders, pay applications, scheduling, cost tracking, and closeout documentation

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The majority of the work is performed in a professional office setting with a wide variety of people in differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work typically involves sedentary tasks, with occasional requirements for walking, standing, bending, and carrying items weighing up to forty pounds. Essential vision abilities for this role include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. During job duties, the employee is regularly expected to sit, use hands for various tasks, reach with hands and arms, and communicate verbally. Travel is required.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: It is Doyon’s business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary range for this position is $100,000.00-$110,000.00 per year. Exact compensation will vary based on skills, experience, education, certifications, and work location. Employees are eligible to enroll in medical, vision, dental, flexible spending, employee assistance program, group and voluntary life and disability insurance and 401(k) retirement plan. Paid Time Off, 10 paid holidays, 5 bereavement and 10 jury duty paid leave.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: It is Doyon’s business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
 
PREFERENCE STATEMENT:  Doyon grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.
PAY TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT: Doyon will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
 
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.  Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
 
A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.  To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.  Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.  The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all non-discrimination obligations, including the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

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